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Please review the ecord of Dr. Kim and the recently closed NOVA facility in Fairfax. Please take note of the woman who died there, as well as the record of 911 calls. This history tells us all we will ever need to know regarding what happens when these facilities are not regulated. Virginia's abortion rate has just seen its largest decline in history thanks to informed consent and better regulation. Why would anyone want to reverse this progress.
How many born children needlessly burdened with cerebral palsy or autism has it been worth? How about maternal mortality? "There are 137 studies reporting on the abortion-prematurity link. In 2006 the Institute of Medicine published the most complete review of preterm birth. The IOM called abortion an “immutable risk factor for preterm birth,” meaning a woman having an abortion always has an increased chance for future preterm birth. Two well-designed meta-analyses in 2009 combined data from 41 abortion-prematurity studies. A meta-analysis combines multiple studies on a research topic. It is the gold standard for establishing association between a risky behavior, like abortion or smoking, and an outcome like preterm birth. The results showed that after one abortion, risk for a future preterm birth before 37 weeks increases by 36 percent and risk for a future very preterm birth before 32 weeks increases by 64 percent. When a woman has multiple abortions, risk for a future preterm birth increases by 93 percent. There are no meta-analyses that refute this association. The abortion-preterm birth link is settled science." Dr. Martin McCaffrey Professor of Pediatrics University of North Carolina School of Medicine http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/05/22/ |